Why compare expiries?
The nearest expiry shows this week's view; the next ones show whether traders expect the same range further out, and where support and resistance build for later weeks.
Markets / Combined chain
The next three weekly expiries side by side: what each prices in, and where call and put open interest sits.
| Expiry | ATM straddle | Expected move | PCR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov today | 10.00 | ±0.01% | 0.91 |
| 12 Nov 7d | 1,371.00 | ±1.73% | 0.63 |
| 19 Nov 14d | 2,310.35 | ±2.91% | 1.66 |
Expected move = the at-the-money straddle as a % of SENSEX: the move each expiry's options price in by that day.
| Strike | 5 Nov | 12 Nov | 19 Nov | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call OI | Put OI | Call OI | Put OI | Call OI | Put OI | |
| 78,300 | 1.1L | 7.6L | 85.2k | 45.5k | 40 | 0 |
| 78,400 | 1.2L | 8.8L | 67.0k | 39.0k | 0 | 620 |
| 78,500 | 3.0L | 17.8L | 1.4L | 1.8L | 1.0k | 4.4k |
| 78,600 | 4.6L | 16.0L | 19.5k | 50.4k | 0 | 100 |
| 78,700 | 8.3L | 23.7L | 35.2k | 68.3k | 220 | 520 |
| 78,800 | 10.7L | 25.8L | 46.3k | 79.9k | 40 | 680 |
| 78,900 | 9.8L | 25.1L | 46.0k | 63.3k | 0 | 0 |
| 79,000 | 17.0L | 43.9L | 2.5L | 3.0L | 180 | 4.4k |
| 79,100 | 9.3L | 23.2L | 73.0k | 40.9k | 0 | 0 |
| 79,200 | 11.9L | 33.1L | 2.2L | 44.3k | 20 | 0 |
| 79,300 ATM | 35.4L | 52.3L | 1.2L | 87.8k | 0 | 0 |
| 79,400 | 36.6L | 20.3L | 1.6L | 1.1L | 0 | 0 |
| 79,500 | 53.4L | 9.9L | 2.2L | 1.1L | 6.0k | 1.4k |
| 79,600 | 25.6L | 2.9L | 55.6k | 16.4k | 0 | 0 |
| 79,700 | 19.7L | 1.7L | 78.1k | 2.9k | 20 | 0 |
| 79,800 | 18.7L | 65.0k | 160 | 7.0k | 20 | 0 |
| 79,900 | 18.2L | 43.7k | 60.1k | 6.7k | 40 | 0 |
| 80,000 | 30.4L | 88.3k | 3.5L | 65.9k | 200 | 180 |
| 80,100 | 10.0L | 19.5k | 28.7k | 4.7k | 20 | 0 |
| 80,200 | 13.5L | 16.0k | 29.5k | 4.2k | 0 | 0 |
| 80,300 | 6.8L | 13.5k | 42.1k | 1.3k | 0 | 800 |
Highlighted: the strike with the most call (red) and put (green) open interest in each expiry, often read as resistance and support for that expiry.
From the live option chains (10 strikes each side of the money). Information only, not investment advice.
The nearest expiry shows this week's view; the next ones show whether traders expect the same range further out, and where support and resistance build for later weeks.